OT: Favorite Christmas movie ?
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Not for the whole family but I love "Bad Santa"
A Christmas Carol.
The version made in 1951 with Alastair Sim as Scrooge
The version made in 1951 with Alastair Sim as Scrooge
Agree with Wonderful Life and Christmas Carol already mentioned. But, how can any red blooded "boy" not identify with A Christmas Story?
"You'll shoot your eye out!" and him beating the crap out of the neighborhood bully have to bring back a lot of memories for all of us. Today, every toy has to be made out of sponge and the "bully" needs to be understood and nurtured.
"You'll shoot your eye out!" and him beating the crap out of the neighborhood bully have to bring back a lot of memories for all of us. Today, every toy has to be made out of sponge and the "bully" needs to be understood and nurtured.
My fav, too. I have a bias, though. Franco Capra and my grandmother were first cousins; "Nonna" was named "Francesca" (Capra). She and her future-famous cousin, "Franco," (Frank), were named after their Uncle, all from the town of Bisaquino, just outside of Palermo.
Buon Natale, Zap.
Agree with those three, but have to add National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Really dislike Elf and the Tim Allen movies.
Jule Styne scored the song "Nobody Ever Died For Dear Old Rutgers" from the Broadway musical "High Button Shoes." Styne also worked with another famous Rutgers alumnus of a sort – scoring the first animated TV holiday special “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” that aired on December 18, 1962. He had already won Academy Awards in 1955 for "When Magoo Flew" and 1956 for "Magoo's Puddle Jumper."
Take that Oscar winning rabbit!
Elizabeth's Thomas Mitchell (Uncle Billy) was the Great Uncle of an old friend. He played Scarlet O'Hara's father in Gone with the Wind and won an Oscar for his role in Stagecoach. Holds the distinction of being the first actor to win an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony award.
Anyone notice that Jimmy Stewart's two best friends in the movie, Ward Bond and Frankie Faylen, were Bert and Ernie? Wonder if Jim Henson was a fan of the movie?
Interesting Rutgers connection to It's a Wonderful Life: the movie is based on the short story, The Greatest Gift, written by Rutgers alumnus Philip Van Doren Stern, Class of 1924.
https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/about/inspiring-holiday-classic
https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/about/inspiring-holiday-classic
Agree on the movie! Watch both each Christmas Season. Natalie Wood is a doll in the original but the kid in the remake steals the show!
My Christmas movie isn't about Christmas at all but has been a tradition that has played in my house every Christmas morning. As an American of Irish decent nothing brings the Irish culture and humor to a Christmas day as does The Quiet Man.
A truely wonderful movie. Maybe a movie with the greatest fight scene ever filmed isn't ideal for such a holy day but a good donnybrook that ends at the pub sure fits in my Christmas spirit.
A truely wonderful movie. Maybe a movie with the greatest fight scene ever filmed isn't ideal for such a holy day but a good donnybrook that ends at the pub sure fits in my Christmas spirit.
Love the film.My Christmas movie isn't about Christmas at all but has been a tradition that has played in my house every Christmas morning. As an American of Irish decent nothing brings the Irish culture and humor to a Christmas day as does The Quiet Man.
A truely wonderful movie. Maybe a movie with the greatest fight scene ever filmed isn't ideal for such a holy day but a good donnybrook that ends at the pub sure fits in my Christmas spirit.
Gotta get past the fact Victor and John would have broken each other’s jaws and noses in about 30 seconds, but it’s a movie
Not only that, Stern said the town he had in mind for "Bedford Falls" was Califon, New Jersey.... about 30 miles northeast of Rutgers. If you look at a map, about seven miles to the east is Pottersville, NJ. Califon even has a similar looking bridge to the movie version. It is over the South Branch Raritan River.
No mention of White Christmas so I’ll add that to the list. Was always my dad’s favorite so it played a lot in our house growing up.
A Christmas Story & National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation definitely top my list.
On an off topic note, I saw A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theater yesterday...excellent production this year.
A Christmas Story & National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation definitely top my list.
On an off topic note, I saw A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theater yesterday...excellent production this year.
Edit:Source beat me to it so I'll add....
Donna Reed's date for the graduation party who loses her to George is none other than Carl "Alfalfa" Swizter of Our Gang fame.
Merry Christmas to you knightfan7. May the tide in front of your home come in with good tidings, happiness and prosperity to you in 2019.
I have read that "Bert and Ernie" in "It's A Wonderful Life" and the "Sesame Street" characters are NOT connected to each other. Just a quirky happenstance. I don't believe the movie was as popular as today in the era when Sesame Street was being created.
Back at you my friend. Have a great 2019. See you when the sun is shining and weather's warm.
This is both my and my wife's favorite movie. Have watched it a ton of times and could probably give you the entire script word for word. We think that there is not a single unnecessary thing in the entire movie. Virtually every scene has a connection to the movie going forward.
In Vinnie's words, "Are you sure?", yes and "It's a fact!"
One of the best comedies ever. Acting across the board was phenomenal - with extra props to Fred Gwynne.
It’s a Wonderful life is my favorite, followed by A Christmas Story. Not a movie but my favorite versions of A Christmas Carol are a record of the radio broadcast in 1938 on the Campbell soup hour with Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge and narrated by Orion Wells, and the Mr Magoo version from the early ‘60s.
Have to add two animated classics. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,with songs and narration by Burl Ives, and the original cartoon version of The Grinch. Two more must sees every Christmas season.
Die Hard, featuring arguably the only noteworthy thing to ever come out of Exit 1 on the Turnpike, Bruce Willis.
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